When I started to follow baseball as a child there were sixteen teams in the major leauges...eight in the National, eight in the American.

The winner of each league played in the World Series.

The good old days.

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Ivan Schoen, Pastor * Maranatha Baptist Church * Poplar Grove, Illinois USA www.maranatha-sbc.org/
“One of the most important discoveries I have ever made is this truth: God is most glorified in me when I am most satisfied in him. This is the motor that drives my ministry as a pastor. It affects everything I do.” --- Dr. John Piper

For all you naysayers out there, the Dodgers are STILL in first place in the National League West.

Better take your humility pills, guys (heh, heh)...

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Richard T. Zuelch, M.Div
Ruling Elder, OPC (not currently serving)
Westminster Presbyterian Church, CA (OPC)
www.reiterations.wordpress.com
www.foft.wordpress.com

"If anyone cries at my funeral I'll never speak to him again!" - Stan Laurel (1890-1965)

Since you aren't using any of yours, can you share them with us?

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Conrad W. Judy, Jr.
Ruling Elder, Eastern Shore Reformed Presbyterian Church, Centreville, MD
James Pepper: You know, there's an old saying, Miss Sally. There's no law west of Dodge and no God west of the Pecos. Right, Mr. Chisum?
John Simpson Chisum: Wrong, Mr. Pepper. Because no matter where people go, sooner or later there's the law. And sooner or later they find God's already been there. - Chisum (1970)

Here we go! Down goes Lowe...

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And to think this was written less than a month ago. What a tailspin!

BTW, will someone please tell the Mariners its time to come back to earth now?

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Texas beat Baltimore today by the score of 30 to 3. The first baseball team to score 30+ since 1897. Ouch!

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Andrew Myers
Husband of Jessica, Father of Jackson, Katie and Samuel
Member, Presbyterian Reformed Church of Northern Virginia
Warrenton, VA USA
Editor, The Matthew Poole Project

"Let your Morning Thoughts, and your last Evening Thoughts, be what shall become of you to all Eternity." -- Matthew Poole

Texas could have used those in quite a few games I think.

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Nathan Olaf Brandal
First Baptist Church of Kirkland

"Man is nothing: he hath a free will to go to hell, but none to go to heaven, till God worketh in him to will and to do his good pleasure"
GEORGE WHITEFIELD TO JOHN WESLEY

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Garret Anderson could have hit a third of those all by himself!

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Can any team stop this guy?





The most exciting player in baseball.

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Bill Brown
Elder
Grace Baptist Church
Anne Arundel County, Maryland

Click to get: Board Rules -- Signature Requirements -- Suggestions?

Isn't it interesting how the Cards have crept back into the race? Wouldn't it be funny if they got into the playoffs and go all the way through again and win the World Series?

I would find it very funny and I know I would laugh.

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Ivan Schoen, Pastor * Maranatha Baptist Church * Poplar Grove, Illinois USA www.maranatha-sbc.org/
“One of the most important discoveries I have ever made is this truth: God is most glorified in me when I am most satisfied in him. This is the motor that drives my ministry as a pastor. It affects everything I do.” --- Dr. John Piper

Good times to be a Met's fan they are stacked with talent. Did'nt David Wright hit 2 3 run home runs the other night.

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Nathan Olaf Brandal
First Baptist Church of Kirkland

"Man is nothing: he hath a free will to go to hell, but none to go to heaven, till God worketh in him to will and to do his good pleasure"
GEORGE WHITEFIELD TO JOHN WESLEY

My Blog

Ivan - I used to like you.

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Bill Brown
Elder
Grace Baptist Church
Anne Arundel County, Maryland

Click to get: Board Rules -- Signature Requirements -- Suggestions?

Why, Bill, what's the matter? You aren't a Cub fan are you?

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Ivan Schoen, Pastor * Maranatha Baptist Church * Poplar Grove, Illinois USA www.maranatha-sbc.org/
“One of the most important discoveries I have ever made is this truth: God is most glorified in me when I am most satisfied in him. This is the motor that drives my ministry as a pastor. It affects everything I do.” --- Dr. John Piper

Not a bad time to be a Mariners fan either! (I hope the get the wild card)

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Who will win the NL Central????

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Hat tip to rookie Clay Buchholz for his no-hitter tonight for the Boston Red Sox against the Baltimore Orioles, 10-0.

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Andrew Myers
Husband of Jessica, Father of Jackson, Katie and Samuel
Member, Presbyterian Reformed Church of Northern Virginia
Warrenton, VA USA
Editor, The Matthew Poole Project

"Let your Morning Thoughts, and your last Evening Thoughts, be what shall become of you to all Eternity." -- Matthew Poole

That's awesome. Good for him!

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Ivan Schoen, Pastor * Maranatha Baptist Church * Poplar Grove, Illinois USA www.maranatha-sbc.org/
“One of the most important discoveries I have ever made is this truth: God is most glorified in me when I am most satisfied in him. This is the motor that drives my ministry as a pastor. It affects everything I do.” --- Dr. John Piper

Maybe the Cardinals.

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Ivan Schoen, Pastor * Maranatha Baptist Church * Poplar Grove, Illinois USA www.maranatha-sbc.org/
“One of the most important discoveries I have ever made is this truth: God is most glorified in me when I am most satisfied in him. This is the motor that drives my ministry as a pastor. It affects everything I do.” --- Dr. John Piper

As of today, the way the Phillies and the Padres are playing that the Mets could miss out on the playoffs altogether!

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No way, Cubs all the way. This is our year... to make it back to the playoffs and get swept in the first round. (I keep myself pessimistic on purpose)

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Brad
Deacon
Redeemer Church
Jackson, MS

Lucky for the Cubs they do not have to play the Brewers for the rest of the season.

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Right now the Brewers are winning and the Cubs are losing. As an ardent Cardinals fan I'm rooting for the Brewers. The Cards are out of it. Too many injuries and never really enough pitching. There may be lean years ahead for them.

The Brewers are a marvelous young team with a great future. They may not make it this year, but they are going to be big trouble in the years ahead.

I like the team, although they might want to get a different manager.

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Ivan Schoen, Pastor * Maranatha Baptist Church * Poplar Grove, Illinois USA www.maranatha-sbc.org/
“One of the most important discoveries I have ever made is this truth: God is most glorified in me when I am most satisfied in him. This is the motor that drives my ministry as a pastor. It affects everything I do.” --- Dr. John Piper

And meanwhile the Padres and the Phillies win! The Phil's are 1.5 back and the Mets now have the same record as the wildcard leading Padres.

Will the Mets choke?

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